Alley_Skywalker posted:

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I’ll refrain from a long political tirade simply because it’s just too touchy a topic at the moment but I will say that:
I think Anakin is an independent leaning Rep on some issues and Dem on others.
Here’s what I’ve picked up:
Current Rep positions include:
~Opposed to universal health care
~Opposed to SCHIP
~Opposed to abortion
~Opposed to Same sex marriage
~ Opposed to Gov control of greenhouse gasses
~Opposed Gov support for alternative energy and stem cell research
Given that current candidate John McCain has gone back on the last couple of points, it seems, as the election approaches these are general republican standpoints that were not at all veiled in the primaries.
Now, I firmly believe that Anakin would chose freedom of choice for people as well as aid for the no-so-well-off (especially considering his background). He would also be highly for, I think, scientific research. (I just think he would be partial to something like that *shrug*) Yes, he does believe in a strong central government but I think that in part comes from his bias toward Palpatine and as well as his general frustration with the ineffectiveness of the Senate as the Jedi have to work fairly closely with politicians so Anakin gets to see a lot more of the political mess than your average citizen. Now I’m not saying that all Republicans are conservatives and I wn’t comment on those who are but I just don’t see Anakin as a pledge Republican. I think he’s the type of voter who would go with whichever party, he felt, had the better argument at the moment.

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Master_Starwalker posted:

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I think it depends on the time period of Democrats and Republicans you're talking about, but based on the current party platforms I'll give my take.

Anakin: Probably a Republican. This is in part based on the fact that Lucas is a Democrat(who incidentally called Barack Obama 'a hero'), but Anakin's fondness for the centralization of power with Palpatine in exchange for greater security, makes me think that he might end up being somewhat like a Neo-Conservative. He also questions Padme's loyalty when she questions Palpatine, which seems akin to the current climate for Conservatives. I think the clincher though is that what Anakin seems to value above all, is order, which is also true with Conservatives(as explained in this clip from the TED conference.)

Obi-Wan: I think he'd probably be a Democrat. He favors a diplomatic solution over war(he's 'the Negotiator' after all.) He objects to the idea that the Republic should give more power to Palpatine in exchange for security(which parallels some of the objections Democrats have had to some of the Bush/Cheney policies.) Obi-Wan also tends to weight fairness and compassion over order(as shown by his initial attempt, however mangled it may be, to redeem Anakin on Mustafar.) Obi-Wan also tends to have the cynicism about politics and politicians which seems to have characterized grassroots liberals in the Bush era.

Of course, there are other periods where I could see Anakin as a Democrat, Obi-Wan as a Republican, or either as a member of neither party.

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Alley_Skywalker posted:

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I’m not gonna get into a political debate here, as I already said, but GS335, I’m not going to “face” anything simply because you said so and I, as well as others, I’m sure, would appreciate it if you would make your points and leave it up to others whether they want to agree or disagree with you.

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GS335 posted:

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I think its safe to say that:

Anakin/vader = George W. Bush
Palpatine = Dick Cheney
Obi Wan Kenobi = John F. Kennedy
Luke Skywalker = Barack Obama

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DT421 posted:

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I am saying that, because Anakin is an extremist, and Luke seems to be more of a liberal. Since Lucas is a known Liberal, hates Bush, loves Obama, and has chosen Luke Skywalker as his favorite character, I think its safe to say that in Lucas' eyes, Luke is similar to Obama, in the sense that he's seeking better change to a corrupt government who's oppressed the ordinary people for many years.

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GS335 posted:

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I am just saying that there are some Politics in SW, thats all, especially after what we saw in Rots in the Anakin/Obi Wan confrontation. It was almost like Lucas was speaking out against Bush Administration in that movie. Anakin's "you're either with me, or you're my enemy" line to Obi Wan right before their confrontation drew some comparison's to Bush's State of the Union Address from earlier that year (when RotS came out).

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